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Product Description

The Vanquest TRIDENT-20 (Gen-2) backpack is the natural evolution of the popular Javelin™ slingpack into a larger, more versatile backpack. You wear it like a backpack, with the option of quick-access from the side like a slingpack.

The new TRIDENT-20 (Gen-2) is 21 liters in total capacity (1 liter larger than the original TRIDENT), with improved shoulder straps, and a removable 2" waist strap. You can now comfortably carry more gear and heavier loads.

Padded main compartment and three dividers provide extra protection for your EDC (everyday carry) items, photography gear, or range gear. A dedicated laptop sleeve that can hold a 15" laptop (MacBook Pro / Air) in a slim cover. You can access the interior from top or left side, and like a slingpack, you can quickly get to your gear by swinging the backpack to your front. Total of 34 pockets and slots to organize your gear.

High-visibility 210-D ripstop nylon interior helps you find things in low-light conditions. Dual hydration system (hydration/CCW compartment, and main compartment) let you carry up to 5 liters of water at once. Hydration hose can be anchored to the left or right shoulder strap.

Low profile MOLLE-Air structure is MOLLE-compatible, and loop-covered for ID patches. Many interior loop fields for CCW and internal organization.

TRIDENT is a double-shoulder backpack, so unlike a single-shoulder slingpack, you wear the TRIDENT backpack on both shoulders.

TRIDENT is a double-shoulder backpack, and to access your gear, you can either (1) take the entire backpack off and go through your gear like any other backpack; or (2) swing the backpack to your front like a slingpack, and access the interior from the side zipper opening.

Because of TRIDENT’s asymmetrical design (zipper opening on top and left), you will have to first free your right shoulder, grip the grab handle on the bottom-left of the backpack with your left hand to shift the TRIDENT to your front. This motion will give you access to the backpack with its left zipper opening facing you (similar to our bestselling JAVELINs).

Summary of Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall Rating

(Out of 5 Reviews)

Showing Reviews 1 - 5

All my expectations have been met.
Marvin was very kind and attentive.
Certainly he would make other purchases of the Vanquest brand and the MG store.

Pros: Tough, Well buildt, High quality.

Cons: None

Ratings:

Vince

Location: Houston

Occupation / Rating: Mech engineer

05/04/16

Amazing

This bag is in one word, amazing. The zippers are ykk zippers, and reversed for more durability. All the stitching is pretty top notch; I've only had to burn a few strands here and there. I love the bungee system and how easy it is to organize your gear overall (admin pocket is great for wallet/phones/keys). The grab handle in front of the bag is so useful when grabbing it inside the car. The grab handle on top of the bag is extra wide so you can grab it easily from the side. There is also a Velcro lined space between the main compartment and your back, for camelbak bags or for your gun and mags (it is padded so that you don't feel your gun jabbing you). The bag literally feels bulletproof, but supple for its fabric.

Really the only cons are that it barely fits my 14" notebook (tough to extract notebook from the side), doesn't have a pocket for water bottles so you will have to secure them with a carabiner, and that when the front/topmost edc pocket is full, the bottom pocket (when full) gets hard to unzip because of how close the pockets are relative to each other, and that the bag is overall a bit small, but perfect for my 5'6" 130lb frame.

Pros: Overall well built if not overbuilt bag, good organization, comfortable to wear fully loaded.

Cons: A bit small, pockets in front could be spaced a bit farther apart,

Ratings:

KC

Occupation / Rating: SUPT

01/08/16

FAR too small

Very nice backpack but doesn't even fit my dash-1! If you're looking at this for UPT don't get this bag.

Ratings:

islegypsy

Location: Hawaiian

12/03/15

Vanquest trident 20

Nice bag, well made...

Cons: A little small, in the critical areas for me .

Ratings:

X

Location: Klang

Occupation / Rating: N/A

10/24/15

Vanquest Trident 20

Great

Pros: Fast action, product in very good condition, nice packaging, easy to deal with

Cons: Maybe lower their postage, otherwise it's a great buy

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